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Ezekiel

Ezekiel. Ye-eskiel God is my strength God will strengthen me God makes it hard. Purpose of the study. God’s punishment came on the people –why? They were involved in crime and idolatory Yet they thought they were better than their neighbours

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Ezekiel

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  1. Ezekiel Ye-eskiel God is my strength God will strengthen me God makes it hard www.drnjpaul.com

  2. Purpose of the study • God’s punishment came on the people –why? • They were involved in crime and idolatory • Yet they thought they were better than their neighbours • They thought by sacrifices and offerings they can shut God’s mouth • What is idolatory- self ambition without God’s grace www.drnjpaul.com

  3. The plan of the book • Ch 1-7 God’s clear warnings to people • Ch 8-14 God’s Glory and majesty Vs People’s dependance on Egypt and false prophets • Ch15-22- Peoples sins and idolatory exposed- dependance on Egypt and not God who brought them out • Ch 23- 30 sins and punishment of Israel, Ammon, Moab and E gypt • Ch 31,32 Tyre the fallen angel also punished • Ch33 ,34 Repent- Gods call and warning to people and shepherd www.drnjpaul.com

  4. Why should we read this book? Why do we read history and geography? We know they happened or they are there Does it have any message for us? What are we supposed to do after reading this? www.drnjpaul.com

  5. Lessons to learn Punishment comes to all – even God fearing Why were the Jews punished? How long God was patient with them? What is idolatory? Do we find idolatory among believers? Why were they taken back to Babylon and not any where elsein Jesus time why were they scattered all over the world? www.drnjpaul.com

  6. The place from where Abraham started- to the same place they went back as captives Returned back because they returned to idolatry www.drnjpaul.com

  7. Map of Bible land with present day names Ezekiel was taken captive to Babylon Hidekel is the name of River Tigris in Hebrew www.drnjpaul.com

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  10. Map with old names of Empires www.drnjpaul.com

  11. Ezekiel www.drnjpaul.com

  12. History 734 B.C. ASSYRIA captures Galilee (North)721 B.C. Samaria and Israel 701 B.C. 2 lakhs captives of Judah- Hezekiah 606 B.C. Juda fell to Babylon- Daniel 597 B.C. More captives- Ezekiel 586 B.C Jerusalem destroyed- Jeremiah Ezekiel in Babylon 597 to 570 B.C. CAPTIVITY TILL 536 B.C. www.drnjpaul.com

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  14. More…. Ezekiel would have been Jeremiah’s student and known Daniel in Babylon (14:14) He lived in a village called Tel Habib Chebar is a river cannel made for ships to go from Tigris to Euphrates to Nippur. About 50 miles SE of Babylon about 40 miles away from Fara home of Noah and 100 miles away from garden of Eden www.drnjpaul.com

  15. Ch 2 God’s call and message at Tel Habib www.drnjpaul.com

  16. Ch 2 God calling Ezekiel Just imagine if God called me How can God talk to me? How did Samuel understand? Why God chose only Ezekiel among the slaves? Stand up and I will talk – what does it mean? How do you feel when the Holy Spirit rests on you? Vs 2 Could Ezekiel stand or Spirit helped him? I heard him talk? www.drnjpaul.com

  17. commissioning A difficult job. A true prophets job is not easy. Almost every prophet was beaten up or died as martyr. What about today’s prophecies. These prophecies came six years before the siege vs 6 Vs 10 full of woes- a message for today? www.drnjpaul.com

  18. ch 3 Vs 3-8 Ch3 eat the book -compare Rev Ch 10 Vs 5 message is not for the enemies but for Israel Vs 7 and 8 Did God harden their hearts like Pharaoh/ -meaning of Ezekiel Vs25 danger awaits prophet. Paul said the same Vs 27 prophet to remain dumb until set time www.drnjpaul.com

  19. Ch 4 prophet by demonstration Isaiah was partially demonstrative Hosea’s whole life Jeremiah was also partially demonstrative Remember Ezekiel was a married man A suffering for 390 + 40 days denoting 430 years was the period of slavery in Egypt Vs 17 a great scarcity will come up- God’s tool for correction www.drnjpaul.com

  20. Above and below His loins.. www.drnjpaul.com

  21. …..Dazzling light www.drnjpaul.com

  22. Ch 2 Ezekiel saw a scroll-he had to eat it www.drnjpaul.com

  23. 4 living beings www.drnjpaul.com

  24. Wheels taken up www.drnjpaul.com

  25. In the vision he saw Jerusalem city www.drnjpaul.com

  26. God spoke Ch2 www.drnjpaul.com

  27. Ch3 It was a walled city www.drnjpaul.com

  28. History- samaria the northern country has already gone into captivity 100 years ago- Juda to fall 734 B.C. ASSYRIA captures Galilee (North)721 B.C. Samaria and Israel 701 B.C. 2 lakhs captives of Judah- Hezekiah 606 B.C. Juda fell to Babylon- Daniel 597 B.C. More captives- Ezekiel 586 B.C Jerusalem destroyed- Jeremiah Ezekiel in Babylon 597 to 570 B.C. CAPTIVITY TILL 536 B.C. www.drnjpaul.com

  29. Ch8 591 B.C 14 months after his call In spirit like john to jerusalem to see the wickedness of people Vs1. jealousy- Astarte/ Venus Vs 10 animal- Bull-Egyptian/Assyrian Jazeniah II son of Shaphan(reformer Josiah) His brother Ahikam Gemariah friends of Jeremiah Tammus- Babylonian Adonis husband of Astarte-immoral worship www.drnjpaul.com

  30. ASSYRIA NINEVEH JONAH ABRAHAM BAGHDAD BABYLON GARDEN OF EDEN NOAH PERSIA www.drnjpaul.com

  31. Disaster certain Ch9 vs3,4 faithful marked as in passover Rev ch 5 and slaughter begins for wicked Ch 10 cherubin watches slaughter Ch 11 vs 10,12 promise for restoration if humbled Elders sitting ? Ch 8 vs ch 11 vs 25 Ch 12 A demo on captivity certain- Zedekiah blind vs 10,12,13 it happened 5 yrs later Ch 13 false prophets – people still believe in charms(pillows) and head cover prophets www.drnjpaul.com

  32. Insincere enquirers Ch 14 they want favourable answers not true False prophets misled saying Egypt will over run Babylon and Assyria come up again Ch 15 vine tree is Joseph But became worthless www.drnjpaul.com

  33. Unfaithful wife ch 16 Israel became vile than Sodom and Samaria Sodomy and child slaughter- Molech Next generation is also destroyed www.drnjpaul.com

  34. Ch 17 two eagles Vs 3 babylon Vs 4 twig Jehoiachin- to Babylon 2kgs 24:11-16 6 years after this prophecy 5,13 seed of land Zedekiah planted Vs 7 other Eagle Egypt to whom Zedekiah looked for help Vs 13-21 he shall be taken captive to Babylon 2kgs 25:6,7 5 years later Vs 22-24 tender twig messiah www.drnjpaul.com

  35. ch18 Repent or die Each for his sin not of fore fathers Ch 19 two lion cubs Vs 3 first one jehohaz- shallum – to Egypt Vs 5 zedekiah to Babylon www.drnjpaul.com

  36. Ch 20 idolatory but restoration Why were they captive so long in Egypyt They worshipped Pagan Gods why? God was always waiting to send a deliverer but they were not ready They had no time for God and worship-because of work Pharaoh took that place They never thought God could help www.drnjpaul.com

  37. Camps of Israelites around tabernacle- God was living in their midst but now1 He wanted to leave www.drnjpaul.com

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  39. The Tabernacle of Moses www.drnjpaul.com

  40. Ch 21 Will God reject? Yes He did three times All sons of Abraham were not accepted.But all Nations accepted!- Jews never accepted that ! God rejected juda and Israel at the time of Isaiah and Jeremiah Ezekiel 722 and 606 B.C God rejected the people and opened doors to Gentiles after Jesus in 72 A.D. Why God rejects www.drnjpaul.com

  41. Ch22 God listing sins of people Vs 3 blood shed Vs 4 abominable idolatory Vs 5 rebellion Vs 6 blood shed repeated Vs 7 disrespect parents- oppress poor and widows Vs 8 defiling sanctified and Sabbath Vs 9 Ashera worshippers incest adultery Vs 10 usury covetousness Vs 13 ill-gotten wealth by murder Vs 22 melting of metal and scum www.drnjpaul.com

  42. Ch 22 contd Vs 24drought Vs 25 prophets are liars made many widows Vs 26 priests disobeyed law dishonored God Vs 27 dukes are like hounds Vs 28 false prophets Vs 29 people oppress the poor and strangers Vs 30 no one to stand in the gap www.drnjpaul.com

  43. Ch 23 Vs 17 Hezekiah opened doors to Babylon Vs 24 war and siege of Jerusalem described Vs 25 Joachim punished Vs 27 Egypt cannot help or rescue Vs 37 adultery idolatry and human sacrifice Vs 38 Sabbath defiled Vs 44 God’s incense on idol’s altar www.drnjpaul.com

  44. The reason why Jehovah’s presence left Jerusalem because the people worshipped the gods of their neighbours www.drnjpaul.com

  45. The gods of Egypt www.drnjpaul.com

  46. Ch33 Gods last call to repent www.drnjpaul.com

  47. View of Jerusalem as the Spirit of the Lord left it www.drnjpaul.com

  48. They will be taken captive back to Babylon from where Abraham came www.drnjpaul.com

  49. Go back to worship the Ziggurat- the temple in Assyria- go back to land of pagan gods www.drnjpaul.com

  50. Ch 36:22 Ch37 God’s compassion • Is God wrong or people? • Why return 21:4? • God will return and gather them for His own Name’s sake It happened in 1946 • Vs 26 I will give a new heart • Valley of Bones and revival of God’s people • Ch 38 End time message- Who is Mesech and Tubal and Gog? Mesech is Moskow • 38:5 8-11,16 End time league against Israel • Ch 39: 11 Valley of Bones www.drnjpaul.com

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